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russia is germany's main energy supplier. germany is russia's second biggest trading partner. but german concerns are growing. violence against homosexuals have long been a source of tension. former chancellor gearhart schroeder once described putin as a flawless democrat, a label few would use today. >> russia is on the way to becoming flawlessly despotic. anyone who criminalizes gays and lesbians simply for who they are and because they don't hide it is violating the most fundamental of human rights. >> the tough sentences against the russian punk band pussy riot also drew hardinge criticisms -- harsh criticisms from germany. >> i think it is vital that we keep the door open to countries whose democracy and parliamentary system is still in a different phase, or whose democratic freedoms are not quite there yet. everything else only serves to escalate the problem and cause tensions. >> a new government under the spd would perhaps seek a softer tone with russia, but would moscow be a reliable partner? relations are likely to remain difficult as long as putin continues to value
russia is germany's main energy supplier. germany is russia's second biggest trading partner. but german concerns are growing. violence against homosexuals have long been a source of tension. former chancellor gearhart schroeder once described putin as a flawless democrat, a label few would use today. >> russia is on the way to becoming flawlessly despotic. anyone who criminalizes gays and lesbians simply for who they are and because they don't hide it is violating the most fundamental of...
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and russia. critics say it fails to fully address the country's civil war, which has killed an estimated 700 thousand people. >> the resolution has divided opinions among syrians. in damascus, many ordinary people welcomed the decision. welcome it, because it means we will get rid of these arms. i don't have to worry they will be used for other goals. i welcome the resolution just like everybody else. >> regime opponents are appalled. they say while the resolution may take chemical weapons out of the equation, it effectively gives bashar al-assad a green killing continue people with other weapons. the concession to russia, document does not point blame for the gas attacks that killed hundreds of people. russia, which continues to reject any suggestion of sanctions or military force against president bashar al- pointed out a, resolution applying to the opposition. >> we are here because actions have consequences, and now, should the regime failed to act, there will be comes occurrences. progress r
and russia. critics say it fails to fully address the country's civil war, which has killed an estimated 700 thousand people. >> the resolution has divided opinions among syrians. in damascus, many ordinary people welcomed the decision. welcome it, because it means we will get rid of these arms. i don't have to worry they will be used for other goals. i welcome the resolution just like everybody else. >> regime opponents are appalled. they say while the resolution may take chemical...
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that people died in a fire swept through a psychiatric hospital in northwestern russia. on blaze broke out early friday morning and quickly engulfed the building, which was totally destroyed. staff said evacuating patients was difficult, as many were dead written or had been sedated. or had beenidden sedated. >> this photograph of a candidate making an unusually provocative gesture turned into a media storm on friday. critical commentators once again raised questions over his political judgment. he has made up some ground recently, but his party still trailed in friday's polls. those for chancellor angela merkel were down somewhat. the greens remained at 10%. the left party had eight percent, and the ftp, 5%. 5%.dp, this is not enough a majority for angela merkel. another will not work with the left party, and with many voters still undecided, the
that people died in a fire swept through a psychiatric hospital in northwestern russia. on blaze broke out early friday morning and quickly engulfed the building, which was totally destroyed. staff said evacuating patients was difficult, as many were dead written or had been sedated. or had beenidden sedated. >> this photograph of a candidate making an unusually provocative gesture turned into a media storm on friday. critical commentators once again raised questions over his political...
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russia excludes this as an option. >> in this agreement, there is no mention of the use of force, nor of any automatic sanctions. >> there are still many details to be discussed, but expectations are that syria will abide by the plan. >> there can be no games, no room for avoidance, or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. we are finished. >> the washington insists it is prepared to act if the diplomatic solution fails. >> president barack obama has welcomed the deal as a concrete step toward that the u.s. remains -- but warned that the u.s. remains prepared to act if syria fails to deliver. besides president obama welcoming the deal, which is no surprise, i would say the reaction is twofold. the first is utter awe. gotquickly this situation turned around, and if we take a step back and think about it -- two weeks ago we were expecting a u.s. military strike. we thought it was imminent back then. one week ago we sat here and watched barack obama lobbying in congress for support for a military strike. now it looks like a diplomatic solution is within reach. on the oth
russia excludes this as an option. >> in this agreement, there is no mention of the use of force, nor of any automatic sanctions. >> there are still many details to be discussed, but expectations are that syria will abide by the plan. >> there can be no games, no room for avoidance, or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. we are finished. >> the washington insists it is prepared to act if the diplomatic solution fails. >> president barack obama...
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. >> as a concession to russia, it place blame for the poison gas attacks that killed 1400 people. it also does not seek immediate sanctions if the regime fails to comply. russia, which continues to reject any suggestion of regimens against assad's also point out it applies to the opposition. the u.s. issued a warning. are here because actions have consequences. should the regime failed to act, there will be consequences. progress will be reported back to the security council frequently, and in the event of noncompliance, the council will impose measures. >> meanwhile syrian opposition figures based in turkey said the resolution was unsatisfactory and would not end the violence. >> this resolution means the that assad should turn over his chemical weapons but he can keep massacring the people with conventional weapons. that is what he will understand because it does not point a finger to the criminal. assad has accumulated an estimated 1000 tons of chemical weapons, including mustard and nerve agents. a team of experts is due to head to serious next week. -- two syria next week. >>
. >> as a concession to russia, it place blame for the poison gas attacks that killed 1400 people. it also does not seek immediate sanctions if the regime fails to comply. russia, which continues to reject any suggestion of regimens against assad's also point out it applies to the opposition. the u.s. issued a warning. are here because actions have consequences. should the regime failed to act, there will be consequences. progress will be reported back to the security council frequently,...
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this week's agreement between the russia and the u.s. has raised hopes progress can be made in syria at the diplomatic level, but for now the resolution changes nothing for ordinary southern -- ordinary syrians. >> the former liberian president, charles taylor, lost an appeal against his conviction for war crimes. the court upheld his 50 year prison sentence. the court said taylor plant and eight atrocities by rebels in the sierra leone civil war and in return for diamonds and political influence. both sides are accused of committing atrocities during the 11 year war in sierra leone. the international criminal court has rejected all of taylor's appeals. the five-year-old is set to spend the rest of his life the 65-year-old is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> 30 activists from greenpeace were denied ale by a russian judge on thursday. the group faces possible charges of piracy after they tried to storm a remote oil rig in the arctic earlier this month. campaignersental say they were seeking to draw attention to the danger
this week's agreement between the russia and the u.s. has raised hopes progress can be made in syria at the diplomatic level, but for now the resolution changes nothing for ordinary southern -- ordinary syrians. >> the former liberian president, charles taylor, lost an appeal against his conviction for war crimes. the court upheld his 50 year prison sentence. the court said taylor plant and eight atrocities by rebels in the sierra leone civil war and in return for diamonds and political...
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russia and china says that the evidence does not show that the regime of the sharp al-assad carried out chemical weapons attacks and argue that without call forf there is no military intervention. >> both north america and russia want peace in syria and want the bloodshed to stop as soon as possible. but we do not agree with anyone in the world trying to dig eight there will on to another country, trying to change the regime in another country. >> angela merkel and her delegation look to push their line on syria. germany favors a political solution. talks, i am looking to build support for the un security council, the mandate for the international court of justice. to investigate the alleged use of poison gas attacks in syria. >> the summit ended without agreement. despite the sideline meeting between vladimir putin and barack obama on friday. the shadow of syria hangs over the international community. this meeting achieved little more than emphasizing the existing divides. >> the egyptian interior minister, avoided anhim, assassination attempt in nasr city. one policeman died and 30 pe
russia and china says that the evidence does not show that the regime of the sharp al-assad carried out chemical weapons attacks and argue that without call forf there is no military intervention. >> both north america and russia want peace in syria and want the bloodshed to stop as soon as possible. but we do not agree with anyone in the world trying to dig eight there will on to another country, trying to change the regime in another country. >> angela merkel and her delegation...
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and russia gave serious a deadline, until this saturday, to comply. the syrian opposition as swiftly rejected a mediation office from the iranian president. the syrian national coalition lacks credibility because they support assad regime. still ahead, the latest sports action. first, a look at the other stories making the news. 57 iraqis were killed, 70 injured in twin bombings at a shiite funeral in baghdad. authorities believe sunni extremist were behind the attack. violence in a rack has surged this year to levels not seen since 2008. for the first time in decades, elections have been held for provincial council for northern sri lanka. 700,000 people were eligible to vote. the election is an important step towards reconciliation between the government and the tamil minority following a bloody civil war that ended four years ago. the italian coast guard has intercepted two boats carrying more than 400 syrian refugees. one woman reportedly died during the journey. the boats were escorted to sicily. an estimated 2 billion people have fled the conflic
and russia gave serious a deadline, until this saturday, to comply. the syrian opposition as swiftly rejected a mediation office from the iranian president. the syrian national coalition lacks credibility because they support assad regime. still ahead, the latest sports action. first, a look at the other stories making the news. 57 iraqis were killed, 70 injured in twin bombings at a shiite funeral in baghdad. authorities believe sunni extremist were behind the attack. violence in a rack has...
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the headlines, russia and the and the chemical weapons arsenal. engineers prepare for an operation. lossn suffers their first in the season. negotiations between the u.s. and syria over chemical weapons. at a joint press conference, john kerry and sergei lavrov proposed a six-point plan on the elimination of syria's chemical arsenal. it follows three days of negotiation. for the latest, i'm joined by our geneva correspondent. can you give us more details about this six-point plan they hammered out earlier? >> it has taken three days of talks, but the agreement does boil down to those six points. in practical terms, it means this. a list will be required from damascus in a week that should detail their entire chemical weapons stockpile. november, inspectors working in syria to see what is going on in the ground -- the agreement demands that they work unhindered. by 2014, those weapons would be removed by syria to be destroyed. there's no precise details about how the destruction of those weapons would take place. john kerry and sergei lever of have been asked about the use of force t
the headlines, russia and the and the chemical weapons arsenal. engineers prepare for an operation. lossn suffers their first in the season. negotiations between the u.s. and syria over chemical weapons. at a joint press conference, john kerry and sergei lavrov proposed a six-point plan on the elimination of syria's chemical arsenal. it follows three days of negotiation. for the latest, i'm joined by our geneva correspondent. can you give us more details about this six-point plan they hammered...
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new members have continued to join, and since the fall of the iron curtain, the entry of russia and most of the eastern european countries has brought the total to 41. subsequently, the so-called european communities were born. firstly the coal and steel community, then in brussels, the european community. these were the predecessors of the european union. adinolfi: all of the countries that joined the european community were, first of all, members of the council. so it can be considered as a sort of antechamber for the european union. narrator: today strasbourg is also home to the european union's legislative branch-- the european parliament. but the capital of the european union is, in a sense, split with major administrative centers in brussels and luxembourg city, as well as strasbourg. murphy: there's a little bit of a struggle about where the future of this will go. there's an enormous expense right now associated with running back and forth between brussels and strasbourg. indeed, many of the parliamentary committees meet in brussels. then they have to get on a train with their to
new members have continued to join, and since the fall of the iron curtain, the entry of russia and most of the eastern european countries has brought the total to 41. subsequently, the so-called european communities were born. firstly the coal and steel community, then in brussels, the european community. these were the predecessors of the european union. adinolfi: all of the countries that joined the european community were, first of all, members of the council. so it can be considered as a...
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. >> tragedy in russia as 37 people are killed in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. >> well, it is a case that has shocked the collective conscience of a nation. that's how an indian nation described crimes as he sentenced for men to death for the rape and murder of a student in delhi. >> they were convicted of luring a student into a bus last december and then of gang raping her. >> the sentence has been welcomed in many corners. >> "hang the rapists," the demonstrators chant as the men arrived to hear their sentence. activist say they believe the death penalty will act as a deterrent to others. many here including top politicians believe justice has been served. >> the sentence will give justice to that girl and her family. the judge has set an example to such antisocial elements by saying that if someone commits such a crime that this is the only punishment or it. >> four men were found guilty of luring the victim onto a us and raping her repeatedly. the attackers tortured her with a metal bar, causing injuries that led to her death. the death penalty is rare in india, but the upr
. >> tragedy in russia as 37 people are killed in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. >> well, it is a case that has shocked the collective conscience of a nation. that's how an indian nation described crimes as he sentenced for men to death for the rape and murder of a student in delhi. >> they were convicted of luring a student into a bus last december and then of gang raping her. >> the sentence has been welcomed in many corners. >> "hang the rapists,"...